Rowers hand Britain Games’ first gold

James Yap made sure his team will live to fight another day, exploding for 30 points to power the B-Meg Llamados to a 91-81 win over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in Game 5 of the 2012 PBA Governors’ Cup Finals on a stormy Wednesday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

Playing Olympic tennis twice a day proved too much for Venus Williams, and her workload at Wimbledon will now be a lot lighter.

Brazil easily defeated New Zealand 3-0 Wednesday despite resting some regular starters for the quarterfinals of the men’s Olympic football tournament.

Nineteen – say that again, nineteen – Olympic medals. All won by one man unlike any other.

England coach Andy Flower said Tuesday he was confident England could come back strongly in the second Test against South Africa at Headingley after their innings defeat in the first Test at the Oval last week.

New France coach Didier Deschamps Wednesday warned players that they risked not being picked if they fell short of standards of behavior when representing the national side.

Los Angeles’ Albert Pujols hit two home runs to power the Angels to a 6-2 win over the Texas Rangers Tuesday, further tightening the top of the National League West division.

Salyng Kits keglers and George Sto. Domingo shared awards by bagging the Best Team and Best Bowler of the Week Awards, respectively, during the week 10 action of the Itqan Bowlers Group (IBG) Friday Bowling League, 2nd Conference.

The Saudi Professional League will kick off with five matches taking place in the first round Thursday. The defending champion, Al-Shabab, will open the league with a match against Najran.

Dutch coach Guus Hiddink has said he is aiming to make big-spending Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala one of the teams to beat in the domestic league.

Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson has decided to return for a 17th National Hockey League (NHL) season after spending months pondering whether he was up for the grind of another campaign, the team said Tuesday.